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Canyons 25K

UTMB World Series
25.0km
April 24
Auburn,
United States
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Canyons 25K · Race profile

Distance
25.0km
FlatKM
28.6
Max
494m
Min
164m

About Canyons 25K

Canyons 25K is the 25.0km trail race at Canyons Endurance Runs by UTMB 2025 (Auburn, United States). The race starts on April 24, 2025.

Race strategy

Run hard on the first mountain, but save energy for the second.

  • Start easy and control your HR up to 7.3km.
  • Hold your race pace up to 19.2km, but stay in control.
  • Go easy on the first downhill, then run your race pace.
  • Start · 0.0km–2.1km · Race-day nerves push your heart rate up: don't follow the crowd, find your own rhythm.
  • Settle in · 2.1km–7.3km · Plus 1 more climb and 1 descent. Ease in: hold back more than feels necessary. The race is still ahead. Climb by heart rate or breathing, not pace.
  • Work · 7.3km–19.2km · 8.2km of runnable trail, high point 494m. Plus 1 more descent. This is where the race is built: steady, solid effort. Running pays off here: run wherever you can.
  • Home · 19.2km–24.7km · Climb of 262m. Build to the finish: leave whatever you have left out on the course. Climb by heart rate or breathing, not pace.

Course

By gradient, 27% of the distance is uphill, 34% downhill and 39% flat. The longest climb runs 5.5km at an average 4.7% grade (262m of vertical). The longest descent runs 5.4km at an average 4.8% grade (262m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 23.7% over 0.3km. The steepest descent drops at 17.5% over 0.3km. Surface: 68% trail and 16% road. Flat-equivalent effort: 28.6 FlatKM.

Summits

The course also passes close to Robie Point (367m).

Poles

Poles bring little benefit here: only about 1.6km of pole-friendly terrain.

Quad damage

Quad damage risk is low (index 10 of 100): a few descents worth noting, none of them decisive.

  • 15.6–19.2 km · 311 m D−, -8.5% · 5.5 km ahead → your pace

Results

325 finishers completed the 2025 edition. Men's winner: Daniel Curts (United States) in 1:33:13. Women's winner: Anika Kimme (United States) in 1:55:59.

This page has the full results and splits, a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for Canyons 25K.

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